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Study Says Climate Change May Trigger Habitat Loss for Snow Leopard
Source: Headline Himalaya A study titled “Conservation and Climate Change: Assessing the Vulnerability of Snow Leopard Habitat to Tree Line Shift in the Himalaya” has indicated that of the estimated 270,000 km2 of Snow Leopard habitat in the Himalayan region, about 30% may be lost due to tree line shrinking and shifting of the alpine [...]
New Collar for Snow Leopard (English and Russian)
Thanks to SLN member Jennifer Castner for providing the English translation to the Russian language article below. To read the article in its original Russian, see this link: http://sayanzapoved.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165%3A2013-03-26-06-46-30&catid=35%3Anews&Itemid=68 Translation is as follows: In Sayano-Shushensky Nature Reserve (Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia), Mongol the snow leopard has a new satellite collar. He was caught by the Reserve’s [...]
Snow Leopard In Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary
January 2013: Presenting the first-ever evidence of the snow leopard Panthera unica in Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh, a recently-published paper has recommended further studies to help generate baseline information for conservation of this endangered species. The snow leopard in Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary was sighted dragging its kill (a young ibex) by researchers – [...]
Four-year ecosystem conservation project announced for Asia’s mountainous regions
USAID partners with the Snow Leopard Trust to launch a new four-year ecosystem conservation project. Details from the USAID blog are as follows: ‘”USAID’s missions around the world are raising awareness of the interconnectedness between human and wildlife welfare in developing countries. Here in Kyrgyzstan, we announced on Saturday the launch of a new four-year [...]
Panthera Camera Traps Catch Snow Leopards In Tajikistan
‘Footage of snow leopard cubs in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan was caught on camera trap surveys. As many as 300 of the 3,500 to 7,000 wild snow leopards live in the Tajik Pamirs. This area is considered to be a critical link between the southern and northern regions of the snow leopard’s range, serving [...]
Camera traps confirm presence of Pallas Cat
Snow leopard survey cameras confirm the presence of Pallas Cats in an area where there had been no previous photographic evidence of their existence in the area. Stout and pushy: It uses low vegetation and rocky terrain for cover Source: http://www.kuenselonline.com/2011/?p=38488 By Passang Norbu Trap camera image Wangchuck Centennial Park: Camera traps, set up to [...]
SLN member’s conservation plan reported in National Geographic
SLN member Shafqat Hussain proposes creating protected areas for Snow Leopards in Pakistan. Source: National Geographic News http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/10/121009-snow-leopards-conservation-big-cats-animals-science/ By Christine Dell’Amore Snow Leopards Need to be Protected… But How? One conservationist has a radial new plan – treating the rare cat as a “domesticated” animal. The snow leopard in Pakistan is an endangered species. The [...]
Healthy populations of predator and prey documented in MisgarChapurson, Gilgit-Baltistan
Thanks to SLN member Ali Nawaz for distributing this press release to the SLN. SNOW LEOPARD FOUNDATION “Abundance of signs suggest a healthy population of snow leopards in Misgar-Chapurson”, says Hussain Ali from Snow Leopard Foundation (SLF) on completion of a month long site occupancy surveys in Misgar and Chapurson valleys, Hunza-Nagar, GilgitBaltistan. He explains [...]
First Snow Leopards Collared in Afghanistan
Wildlife Conservation Society – WAKHAN CORRIDOR, AFGHANISTAN, (July 17, 2012) – Two snow leopards were captured, fitted with satellite collars, and released for the first time in Afghanistan by a team of Wildlife Conservation Society conservationists and Afghan veterinarians conducting research during a recent expedition. The team successfully captured and released the male snow leopards [...]
Endangered Snow Leopard Habitat Threatened by Climate Change, WWF Study Shows
Washington D.C. (PRWEB) July 16, 2012 Thirty percent of snow leopard habitat may be lost in the Himalayas, due to treeline shift. A new study shows that climate change presents a heightened threat for snow leopards in the Himalaya Mountains, according to conservation group World Wildlife Fund. The study, carried out by WWF scientists and [...]